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Local Obituaries for Ulysses, PA, Wellsville, NY, and Surrounding Areas
Jerome J. "Jerry" ECKERT
Jan 10, 2019
Jerome J. "Jerry" ECKERT, 87, of Galeton, PA, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 in his home. Born November 14, 1931, in St. Marys, PA, he was the son of Ferdinand and Sara Wolfe Eckert. On February 12, 1955, in St. Marys, he married the former Constance L. "Connie" Weber, who predeceased him on February 13, 2013. A Korean War Veteran,...
Henry V. Hatcher
Jan 6, 2019
Henry V. “Yogi” Hatcher ROULETTE- Henry V. “Yogi” Hatcher, 67, of Main St., Passed away Sunday (Jan. 6, 2019) in Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Born June 10, 1951, in St. Louis, MO, he was a son of Henry W. and Beatrice Embree Hatcher. On July 9, 1976, in Midwest City, OK, he married Michelle A. Norton, who survives. They were...
George Branham
Jan 4, 2019
George Branham SMETHPORT- George Branham, 78, formerly of Olean and Eldred, passed away Friday (Jan.4, 2019) in Sena Kean Manor, Smethport. Born August 1, 1940, in Camden, SC, he was a son of Fletcher and Alma Craft Branham. On Sept. 6, 1969, in Salamanca, NY, he married Virginia Butler, who died Aug. 20, 2008. Mr. Branham worked for Dress Clark...
Raymond M. SHUTT
Jan 4, 2019
Raymond M. SHUTT, 87, of Genesee, PA, died Friday, January 4, 2019 in his home. Born May 23, 1931, in Bingham Township, PA, he was the son of Clyde and Ruby A. "Peg" Baker Shutt. A 1948 graduate of Ulysses High School, he enlisted with the US Army on June 28, 1951 and served honorably during the Korean War, discharged...
Penny L. (Simkins) Lampmann
Dec 25, 2018
Penny L. Lampmann COUDERSPORT- Penny L. Lampmann, 65, of Route 6 W, passed away Tuesday (Dec. 25, 2018) in Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Born August 9, 1953, in Wellsboro, PA, she was a daughter of Bille E. and Mary Drake Simkins. On July 8, 1971, in Galeton, PA, she married Frederick A. Froehlich, who died Oct. 24, 1998....
Patricia Anne Reed
Dec 23, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Patricia Anne Reed, 82, a former resident of Wellsville, New York passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Sparks Nevada. She was born September 8, 1936 in Wellsville New York the daughter of John C and Frances Piney Mesler Jr. She was married to Roy Lamb for two years and later to Milford Reed for...
Mary Lou Hennessy
Dec 22, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Mary Lou Hennessy, 91, formerly of Amity Lake passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Manor Hills in Wellsville with her family at her side, and where she received such loving and compassionate care. She was born February 13, 1927 in Wellsville the daughter of the late, Herbert E. and Helen M. (King) Brundage. On August...
Jerome R. "Jerry" McCLANAHAN
Dec 22, 2018
Jerome R. "Jerry" McCLANAHAN, II, 48, of Belmont, NY, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 in his home. Born July 4, 1970, in Weisbaden, Germany, he was the son of Jerome R. and Marlena Taylor McClanahan. He was a 1988 graduate of Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, CO. Jerry previously resided at Dale House in Utah. He was a volunteer with Catholic...
David E. CAMERON
Dec 22, 2018
David E. CAMERON, 56, of Wellsboro, PA, formerly of Ulysses, passed away December 22, 2018 in his home after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. Born October 2, 1962, he was the son of David Cameron and Arlene and Dean Lampman. He was raised on the farm and graduated from Northern Potter High School in 1980. Dave worked hard his entire...
Charles A. SUTTON
Dec 21, 2018
Charles A. "Charlie" SUTTON, 81, of Oswayo, PA, died Friday, December 21, 2018 in his home in Winter Haven, FL. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 27 th , 2019 in Sutton Ossowasso Cemetery, Rumsey Street Extension, Oswayo. Officiant Donald Hyde will preside. A luncheon will follow in Sutton Park, Oswayo . Born on...
Louis “Ben” Cornelius
Dec 19, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Louis “Ben” Cornelius, 91, of 4192A Bolivar Road passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Wellsville Manor Care Center with his family at his side. He was born December 14, 1927 in Alfred, the son of the late Lloyd and Lillian (Fanton) Cornelius. On July 9, 1955 in Elm Valley he married Marilyn Pfohl who...
Lyle D. Rahr
Dec 15, 2018
Wellsville, NY - Lyle D. Rahr , age 90, of Franklin Street passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the Hart Comfort House in Wellsville. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Wellsville to the late Harold and Ethel Tait Rahr. On March 6, 1954 in Wellsville he married Mary L. Eymer who predeceased him on December 4,...
Pauline E. SMITH
Dec 15, 2018
Pauline E. SMITH, 77, of Harrison Valley, PA, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 in the Green Home, Wellsboro, PA. Born August 7, 1941, in Westfield, she was the daughter of Charles and Mildred Briggs Hurler. On August 6, 1988, in Ulysses, she married John A. Smith, who survives. In her younger years, she was employed by Mapes Woodworking in Genesee. Pauline...
Donald W. HILFIGER
Dec 9, 2018
Donald W. HILFIGER, 67, of Ulysses, PA, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 in his home. Born February 25, 1951, in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Malcolm and Dorothy M. Stiles Hilfiger. On June 13, 1970, in Gaines, PA, he married the former Betty Jo Pepperman, who predeceased him on February 5, 2015. Don was employed as an x-ray technician...
Dolores E. DEVINE
Dec 9, 2018
Dolores E. DEVINE, 80, of Wellsville, NY, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY. Born December 13, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Peter and Catherine Garland Costello. She was employed by the city of Philadelphia as a crossing guard. Surviving are: three children, Lorie Ann (Robert) Thatcher of...
Leon G. Brown
Dec 7, 2018
Belmont, NY - Leon G. Brown, age 65, of Cemetery Hill passed away on December 7, 2018, at home. He was born on January 13, 1953 in Lackawanna to the late George and Ruth Odlin Brown. Leon had lived In Malone and moved to Belmont with his family and graduated from Belmont Central High School. He a a veteran of...
Corina D. GAYLORD
Dec 7, 2018
Corina D. GAYLORD, 56, of Wellsville, NY, died Friday, December 7, 2018 in her home. Born July 21, 1962, in Port Allegany, PA, she was the daughter of Merle and Sandra Calhoun Greenman. Corina was employed as the safety officer by L.C. Whitford. She was a life member of the Wellsville VFW Auxiliary. Surviving are: her husband, Ronald Murray; her parents, Merle and...
John C. Johnson
Dec 6, 2018
Alfred Station, NY - John C. Johnson, 70, of 6338 Shaw Road passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester with his family at his side. He was born February 22, 1948 in Kane, PA the son of the late Paul W. and Pauline (Speedy) Johnson. John was raised in Hazelhurst, PA and was a...
Linda M. (Harpster) Okerlund
Dec 5, 2018
Linda M. Okerlund PORT ALLEGANY- Linda M. Okerlund, 64, of Berts Dr., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2018) in Lakeview Senior Care & Living Center, Smethport. Born August 9, 1954, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Charles E. and Lela M. Wilson Harpster. On June 18, 1977, in Smethport, she married Roger L. Okerlund, who survives. Mrs. Okerlund...
Dr. Norman F.C. Baker
Dec 5, 2018
Dr. Noram F.C. Baker, DO PORT ALLEGANY- Dr. Norman F.C. Baker, 81, of Hanson Hollow Rd., passed away Wednesday (Dec. 5, 2018) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport. Born on Nov. 24, 1937, in Pleasant Valley Township, Sartwell Creek, he was a son of Harold F. and Doris Wambold Baker. On December 19, 1964, he married Helen Jean Metcalf of Detroit,...
